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JoshuaHouser16-Pearl
16-Pearl
February 12, 2020
Question

Autocad CADWorker license

We are setting up an Autocad CADWorker for the first time and trying to figure out the license strategy. It seems Autodesk wants a named-user for the Autocad license. I am wondering what other businesses are doing to address this?

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TomU23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
February 12, 2020

Windchill requires a named user license for the Workgroup Manager.  AutoCAD itself can be purchased with a floating license if bundled in a collection.  For example:  https://www.autodesk.com/collections/product-design-manufacturing/overview

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JoshuaHouser16-PearlAuthor
16-Pearl
February 12, 2020

@TomU, thank you for the very quick response! Your response highlighted my error! I actually mean the CADWorker for publishing in Windchill. We are loading an Autocad client on a server and configuring it as a CADWorker for Windchill 11 M030.

This makes the named-user painful, as the goal is to not have a user tied to the server. Apparently Autodesk doesn't play nice with "Service" accounts either.

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AndyHermanson14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
February 12, 2020

We use floating ACAD licenses for our workers. Do you have the license server info in your system variables so it knows to pull that license?

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